BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXVII, Issue 1, 2 January 1891, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

THE JEWS IN RUSSIA. FINANCIAL MATTERS IN LONDON." THE LABOR STRIKE 3.. " [tJNITSD rRJS3S ASSOCUTIOS.I London, December 30. Loading English and American <Je.vs are considering a proposal to settle the persecuted Jews of Russia on land to be acquired m Mexico. Rumours are afloat affecting the stability of Pinley and Abel, bullion brokers, of OKI Broad-street. It is reported the junior partner attempted to commit suicide. It is announced that the firm has sufficient resources to meet all claim 3. Aden, December 30. The steamer Wastewater, from Melbourne to Antwerp, haa gone ashore twenty miles from the Island of Perim at the entrance to the Red Sea. Assistance has been sent. Received January 1, 11 a.m. : ... . London, December 81, Dock laborers at Hull have struck work owing to the shipping federation having employed freo laborers to assist m the working of ships. The owners declare that it is much better to have vessels lying idle than to put up with the tyranny of soam jn's and firemen's Unions. Traffic on the Great Eastern and Scotch railway lines i 3 increasing, and the men are slowly returning to work. Henry J. Nixon, Attorney-General for Victoria, who is at present m England has had a conference with Sir Charles Tappo and Sir Robert Herbert, on the subject of Canadian Federation. During his stay id England Mr Nixon has also made full enquiries into the English la:w' respecting building societies. The Chronicle says that Sir Julian Paunofore, British Ambassador for the United States, will resign owing to the failure of the conference m the JBehring Sea fishery dispute. ; :./ Thß scheme drawn up by the committee which investigated the state of the finances of the Argentine Republic for funding the coupons of the National debt for a period of three years, has been accepted by the Republic. 7..